Events listing

Today (March 2)
The inaugural Bahrain Food Festival is being held in Block 338 in Adliya and will run until tomorrow.

More than 40 outlets are taking part in the event organised by the Bahrain Tourism & Exhibitions Authority, including businesses and concepts related to the food industry such as restaurants, hotels, nutrition, kitchen appliance dealers and more.

The festival runs daily from 5pm-11pm including a live cooking session, magic shows and other entertainment activities.

Al Riwaq Art Space is hosting the solo exhibition of Iraqi artist Ghassan Muhsin, titled ‘Abstract Expressionism’. He uses gilded canvases and sensuous colour to produce decorated landscapes of oasis, deserts and seas.

For more information, call 17717441 or email hadeel@alriwaqartspace.com Dominic Peckham, above, regarded as one of the UK’s finest young and dynamic orchestral and choral conductors, will be working with students, staff and parents of St Christopher’s School today.

For more information, call 17605106.

Prepare for a warm, Swiss gourmet feast at the Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain until Friday. Available in single and double pots, treat your taste buds to a variety of Swiss fondues for BD15++ per portion at Silk’s restaurant from 7pm onwards. For details, contact 17460000.

Tomorrow (March 3)
The Bahrain Bay Kitchen restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay is now hosting a Fisherman’s Night every Thursday from 7pm. It features an extensive seafood buffet from which guests can choose their own catch, as well as sushi and nigiri stations.

Entry is BD21++ excluding beverages. For reservations, call 17115500.

Friday (March 4)
The 9th Annual Jawad Mini Marathon will take place at the Jawad Dome in Buidaya. It is being held to spread awareness about Sickle Cell disease and all proceeds will be donated to the Bahrain Society for Sickle Cell Anaemia Patient Care.

The Indian Club is hosting a ‘Family Fun Day in the Desert’ which will be held at AAbex’s ‘Desert Pearl Camp’ in Sakhir from 8am through to midnight. This will include a day of activities and family hospitality, including sports, kids’ entertainment, a fashion show featuring the inaugural Desert Queen 2016 beauty pageant, a DJ, barbecue and refreshments.

For more information, tickets or entry forms for any of the activities, visit the club in Manama or call 17253157.

The St Christopher’s School Charity Auction Ball will take place from 7pm at the Ramee Grand Hotel & Spa in Seef.

As well as featuring art pieces from students and celebrated local artists, there will be some very unique ‘acts of kindness’ from staff members up for auction.

All funds raised will go to supporting children whose lives and education have been devastated by the war in Syria.

Tickets are BD20 per person, which includes a welcome drink and buffet dinner. Tickets can be bought from the reception of either the Saar or Isa Town campuses. For more information, call 17605000.

The Royal Golf Club’s family-friendly Friday Brunch at Prego runs from noon to 3pm and is designed for children costing BD6.500. Parents are welcome to order from the restaurant’s a la carte menu. Call 17751263 to book a table.

The Sheraton Bahrain Hotel hosts its celebrated Chocoholic Brunch featuring international delicacies with a special focus on chocolate creations.

It is served from 1pm-4pm and features live entertainment, with art competitions and video games for children.

Entry is BD22 net inclusive of soft drinks, BD28 net inclusive of unlimited selected beverages and BD10 net for children. Guests can book by calling 17533533 or visiting www.sheratonbahrain.com

The Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay is hosting a night of jazz from 8pm. Share a taste for fine food and raise a toast while six-piece jazz band The Swing Revue plays in the background.

The price is BD40 inclusive of a three-course meal and beverages.

The final round of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East will take place today and tomorrow at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir.

The last two races, one on each day, will decide the outcome of the region’s only professional motorsport series of its kind.

Monday (March 7)
The Mövenpick Hotel Bahrain is hosting the Bahrain British Business Forum’s first Speed Business Networking from 4.30pm-7.30pm.

The price is BD10 for BBBF members and BD15 for non-members. To book a place, email bbbfevents@batelco.com.bh by tomorrow.

The Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay has launched its Fiesta Mexicana evenings every Monday at its Bahrain Bay Kitchen outlet from 7pm-11pm. It features a selection of traditional Mexican cuisine and beverages accompanied by music.

Guests can dine for BD18++. For reservations, call 17115500.

The Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre will host the 12th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition (GEO 2016) from today until March 10.

More than 4,000 geoscientists and petroleum industry professionals from 50 countries will gather to debate and shape the future of the industry, build skills, network with peers and purchase products and services at the event.